Monthly Archives: June 2008

Introducing Consumer Whore

I’m a sucker for simplicity.  In that regard, I started a small side site called Consumer Whore.  The theory is simple: Cool stuff to buy, everyday.
Every business day at noon I post an interesting thing to have in your apartment or home.  There are a few design blogs that follow a similar theme.  However, I [...]

Georgia on my mind

First the Web’s favorite font was Times New Roman.  Mostly, because nobody had a choice.  Then it was Comic Sans.  Then, Helvetica/Arial.
However, news sites especially are leading the charge into Georgia / Times New Roman fonts being the next widely adopted style.  This is most likely the result of an attempt to emulate the serif [...]

Workflow matters: a case for shovelware

Love it or hate it, “shovelware” is a big part of any print publication’s online presence. Shovelware being content that was originally supposed to appear in print being converted for the Web.
Many have argued against this concept of repackaging material for the Web, with the general tenet that the industry is not doing anything [...]